Definition for Negligence:

• Quality of being negligent: habitual neglect: carelessness: omission of duty.

Synonyms for Negligence:

• n.

  •
  • neglectful,
  • inattentive.
  •act (noun)
  • nonperformance,
  • neglect.
  •carelessness (noun)
  • inattentiveness,
  • disregard,
  • unpreparedness,
  • thoughtlessness,
  • heedlessness,
  • oversight,
  • laxity.
  •dereliction (noun)
  • Non-performance.
  •forgetfulness (noun)
  • dreaminess,
  • absentmindedness.
  •inattention (noun)
  • disinterestedness,
  • apathy,
  • obliviousness,
  • detachment,
  • absence,
  • distraction,
  • aloofness,
  • Inobservance,
  • inadvertence,
  • befuddlement,
  • unconcern,
  • preoccupation,
  • unconsciousness,
  • Incuriosity,
  • lack of interest,
  • absent-mindedness,
  • disregardfulness.
  •indifference (noun)
  • impartiality,
  • neutrality,
  • halfheartedness,
  • unwillingness,
  • lukewarmness,
  • easygoingness,
  • Perfunctoriness,
  • coldness,
  • nonchalance,
  • coolness,
  • dispassion.
  •neglect (noun)
  • inconsiderateness,
  • clumsiness,
  • slovenliness,
  • sloppiness,
  • inadvertency,
  • shoddiness,
  • senility.
  •recklessness (noun)
  • imprudence,
  • recklessness,
  • rashness,
  • brashness,
  • foolhardiness.
  •slovenliness (noun)
  • dirtiness,
  • shabbiness,
  • messiness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • laxness,
  • failure.
  •Other relevant words:
  • inactivity,
  • miss,
  • disinterest,
  • inexactitude,
  • thoughtless,
  • leniency,
  • indolence,
  • Insignificancy,
  • error,
  • idle,
  • weakness,
  • evasion,
  • noncompliance,
  • misgovernment,
  • seediness,
  • overlooking,
  • default,
  • Maladministration,
  • forgetful,
  • permissiveness,
  • omit,
  • casualness,
  • loosening,
  • slipshod,
  • sloth,
  • sordidness,
  • disrespect,
  • imprudent,
  • indiscreet,
  • relaxedness,
  • shortcoming,
  • disorder,
  • easiness,
  • listlessness,
  • Non-fulfilment,
  • imprecision,
  • improvident,
  • hastiness,
  • incorrectness,
  • give up,
  • Misprision,
  • leave out,
  • Slovenry,
  • unwariness,
  • overleap,
  • nonconformity,
  • levity,
  • grubbiness,
  • distracted,
  • invade,
  • wrongdoing,
  • breach,
  • inconsequence,
  • security,
  • incautious,
  • heedless,
  • Unwatchfulness,
  • discount,
  • allowance,
  • regardlessness,
  • giddiness,
  • inexpedience,
  • passiveness,
  • misconduct,
  • abandonment,
  • thriftlessness,
  • inexactness,
  • forget,
  • looseness,
  • acedia,
  • Pococurantism,
  • Culpa,
  • procrastination,
  • unconcerned,
  • nonadherence,
  • cut down,
  • squalidness,
  • indolent,
  • misfeasance,
  • oscitance,
  • elide,
  • slight,
  • mindlessness,
  • hasty,
  • inconsideration,
  • Disconformity,
  • disuse,
  • callous,
  • culpable negligence,
  • defect,
  • Unobservance,
  • indifferent,
  • cold,
  • nonrestriction,
  • Laches,
  • inaccurateness,
  • malfeasance,
  • superficiality,
  • mishandling,
  • noninterference,
  • remissness,
  • tackiness,
  • inaccuracy,
  • Impolicy,
  • omission,
  • incaution,
  • inaction,
  • Inobservant,
  • dowdiness,
  • remiss,
  • nonfeasance,
  • shallowness,
  • slack,
  • slatternliness,
  • flippancy,
  • daydreaming,
  • tolerance,
  • approximation,
  • accidental,
  • flout,
  • softness,
  • oscitancy,
  • misrule,
  • probable error,
  • Ataraxy,
  • overindulgence,
  • deviation,
  • untidiness,
  • defy,
  • cool,
  • delinquency,
  • flightiness,
  • Inexcitability,
  • unrestraint,
  • incautiousness,
  • lax,
  • inadvertent,
  • squalor,
  • insensibility,
  • apathetic,
  • avoid,
  • contempt,
  • ignore,
  • careless,
  • trifling,
  • frivolousness,
  • laissez faire,
  • Misguidance,
  • failing,
  • improvidence,
  • edit,
  • fecklessness,
  • fail,
  • Ignoring,
  • sluttishness,
  • evade,
  • unawareness,
  • impotence,
  • predictable error,
  • elude,
  • abrupt,
  • unmindful,
  • negligent,
  • Nonfulfillment,
  • disdain,
  • misdirection,
  • relaxation,
  • inactive,
  • tawdriness,
  • extravagance,
  • dismiss,
  • defalcation,
  • slackness,
  • fast,
  • unguarded,
  • ataraxia,
  • drop,
  • exclude,
  • frowziness,
  • Inconsequentiality,
  • incurious,
  • nonconformance,
  • Noncompletion,
  • impassive,
  • inconsiderate,
  • feckless,
  • dirt,
  • fair,
  • inexpediency,
  • Indiscrimination,
  • standard deviation.

Paraphrases for Negligence:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    negligent.
  • Proper noun, singular
    neglect.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    carelessness, neglect, negligent.
  • Adverb
    neglect.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    dereliction.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    ignorance, mismanagement, oversight, abandonment, complacency, non-compliance, guilt, defiance, inaction, default, lapse, impeachment, wrongdoing, desertion.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    malpractice, recklessness, indifference, nonchalance, omission, disregard, failure, imprudence, laxity, slackness, malfeasance.

Antonyms for Negligence:

• n.

  • carelessness
    attention, accomplishment, success, respect, achievement, regard, care.
  • Other antonyms:
    fulfillment, awareness, compliance, responsibleness, alertness, attentiveness, discharge, watchfulness, heedfulness, responsibility, vigilance, observance, cautiousness.

Homophones for Negligence:

• nasal concha, noiselessness, nasal sinus.

Hypernym for Negligence:

• n.

  • act
    culpable negligence, dereliction, concurrent negligence, contributory negligence, criminal negligence, dodging, comparative negligence, escape, neglect of duty, evasion.

Hyponym for Negligence:

• n.

  • act
    nonachievement, nonaccomplishment.